Connect with me on LinkedInFollow me on Twitter @DoctorPollardJeffrey D. Pollard, MD is a fellowship trained and double board certified physician and surgeon who is an alumni of Duke, Vanderbilt, Stanford, and Tulane Universities. Dr. Pollard is a Silicon Valley native who grew up witnessing first-hand the powerful impact and meaningful benefits of innovative and integrated science, medicine, and technology. He has a passion for personalized & patient-centric care, preventive & participatory medicine, and health & wellness and desires to blend technology into modern healthcare in ways that truly build and benefit the patient-provider relationship and overall outcomes. In addition to over a decade of hands-on clinical experience with an emphasis on innovative and minimally invasive laser and surgical procedures, Dr. Pollard has a broad and proven skill-set in healthcare pertaining to education & training, research, recruiting, marketing, community building & engagement, communications, social media, management, operations, and public speaking. He is proud to be 23andMe's first full-time physician and Director of Medical Affairs.

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Dr. Jeffrey Pollard

ENT - Head & Neck Surgery

San Jose, CA

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Connect with me on LinkedInFollow me on Twitter @DoctorPollardJeffrey D. Pollard, MD is a fellowship trained and double board certified physician and surgeon who is an alumni of Duke, Vanderbilt, Stanford, and Tulane Universities. Dr. Pollard is a Silicon Valley native who grew up witnessing first-hand the powerful impact and meaningful benefits of innovative and integrated science, medicine, and technology. He has a passion for personalized & patient-centric care, preventive & participatory medicine, and health & wellness and desires to blend technology into modern healthcare in ways that truly build and benefit the patient-provider relationship and overall outcomes. In addition to over a decade of hands-on clinical experience with an emphasis on innovative and minimally invasive laser and surgical procedures, Dr. Pollard has a broad and proven skill-set in healthcare pertaining to education & training, research, recruiting, marketing, community building & engagement, communications, social media, management, operations, and public speaking. He is proud to be 23andMe's first full-time physician and Director of Medical Affairs.

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